Staff Directory

Academic Qualification
- Doctor of Phisolophy (Biotechnology) - Doctor of Philosophy, International Islamic University Malaysia
Azzmer Azzar Bin Abdul Hamid (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
Associate Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus
KULLIYYAH OF SCIENCE
azzmer@iium.edu.my
5036
Expert Profile
Azzmer Azzar bin Abdul Hamid obtained his Ph.D from IIUM in Biotechnology and upon completion of his Ph.D, he was appointed as a lecturer at the Department of Biotechnology, Kuliyyah of Science, IIUM Kuantan Campus.
He started his career as a tutor at Open University Malaysia, Johor Bahru. He had taught Biology courses including Eukaryotic Diversity, Basic Genetics, Current Issues in Science and Plant Physiology. In Research and Development (R&D), he had gained experiences as a research assistant and also a research officer at the Faculty of Bioscience and Medical Engineering, UTM, Johor.
Presently, Dr Azzmer is an Associate Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, Kulliyyah of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Kuantan Campus. His research work is towards the dehalogenation of toxic compounds by microbial enzyme. For Research funding, he obtained an internal grant, RMCSDG as a principal researcher and fundamental research scheme grant (FRGS) as a Principal Investigator. He has published articles regarding protein modeling, rational design, molecular biology and enzyme kinetics at high reputable journals. Apart from that, he served the Ministry of Education as an examiner for Matriculation programme and also as a reviewer for scientific journal such as Journal of Molecular Modeling and Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics.
At national level, he has been appointed as exco for Malaysian Society of Bioinformatics & Computational Biology (MasBIC).
He started his career as a tutor at Open University Malaysia, Johor Bahru. He had taught Biology courses including Eukaryotic Diversity, Basic Genetics, Current Issues in Science and Plant Physiology. In Research and Development (R&D), he had gained experiences as a research assistant and also a research officer at the Faculty of Bioscience and Medical Engineering, UTM, Johor.
Presently, Dr Azzmer is an Associate Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, Kulliyyah of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Kuantan Campus. His research work is towards the dehalogenation of toxic compounds by microbial enzyme. For Research funding, he obtained an internal grant, RMCSDG as a principal researcher and fundamental research scheme grant (FRGS) as a Principal Investigator. He has published articles regarding protein modeling, rational design, molecular biology and enzyme kinetics at high reputable journals. Apart from that, he served the Ministry of Education as an examiner for Matriculation programme and also as a reviewer for scientific journal such as Journal of Molecular Modeling and Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics.
At national level, he has been appointed as exco for Malaysian Society of Bioinformatics & Computational Biology (MasBIC).
Area of Specialisation
- Biotechnology ~ Biotechnology ~ Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology ~ Enzyme Technology - Molecular Cloning, Protein Expression, Molecular Docking, Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Professional Membership
- 2019 - 2022: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Exco), Malaysian Society of Bioinformatics & Computational Biology (MasBIC)
Teaching Responsibilities
BIOINFOMATICS | 2020/2021 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 |
BIOINFORMATICS | 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 |
BIOREMEDIATION | 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2019/2020 2018/2019 2016/2017 |
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY | 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY/ POLLUTION | 2020/2021 |
FINAL YEAR PROJECT | 2020/2021 2014/2015 |
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II | 2020/2021 |
INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT | 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 |
INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS | 2015/2016 2014/2015 |
PROTEIN BIOTECHNOLOGY | 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
WASTE MANAGEMENT AND USAGE | 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 |
Research Projects
Completed
2020 - 2022 | PEMELIHARAAN DAN PEMULIHARAAN TASIK DI KOMPLEKS YAYASAN PAHANG DAN KAWASAN SEKITAR |
2019 - 2023 | The mechanism of action of EPS from G. lucidem as ?-glucosidase inhibitors and to identify its role in the regulation of blood glucose level |
2018 - 2022 | Quest on Finding Potential Ebola VP40 Inhibitors: Molecular Dockings and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Studies |
2017 - 2021 | In silico Study of Selected Flavonoids from Nelumbo nucifera as Potential Pancreatic Lipase Inhibitor |
2017 - 2021 | Phytomining of gold from mine wastes by Jatropha Curcas |
2017 - 2020 | Computational investigation on the interaction of ?-Glucosidase with the cell wall component of pathogenic fungus, Macrophomina phaseolina |
2015 - 2019 | Fundamental Study of the Structure of the Glycerol-3-Phosphate Acyltransferase (GPAT) Protein from Chlorella Sp. on Understanding the Mechanism of Lipid Synthesis |
2015 - 2016 | An Assessment on Microbial Contamination in Drinking Water Wells Exposed to Different Degrees of Submergence during Flood |
2015 - 2019 | The Mechanistic Role of Active Site Residues in Non-Stereospecific Haloacid Dehalogenase E (Dehe) Using Computational Approach |
2014 - 2018 | Identification of 3CP-Degrading Bacteria from Marine Sponge and its ?-dehalogenase Gene |
On-Going
2023 - Present | Antiviral Drugs for Viral Nervous Necrosis (VNN) in Marine |
2023 - Present | Effectiveness of Newly Developed Rapid Detection Kit Detecting Streptococcus Agalactiae in Oreochromis SPP in Different Water Body |
2022 - Present | Metagenomics Analysis of Bacterial Communities and Their Functional Profiles in Water and Sediments of The Pahang River |
2022 - Present | Sci-ON |
2022 - Present | Elucidating the prophylactic potential of Kelulut honey in modulating angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) as COVID-19 target enzyme |
2021 - Present | The Optimisation, Assembly, Testing, Validation, and Scaling Up of the Nanotech COVID19 Rapid Test Kit - Protein Modelling / Kinetics and Rational Design |
2020 - Present | Structure-based Virtual Interactions of SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein for Molecular Diagnostic & Drug Repurposing |
2019 - Present | Investigation on production of biosurfactants and their effect on the molecular interactions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with ring hydroxylating dioxygenase during biodegradation |
2017 - Present | Development of Effective Microbes for Decomposition Process |
Publications
Article
Conference or Workshop Item
Book
2017 | Microbes in biotechnological applications. Penerbit UTM Press, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, ISBN: 978-983-52-1442-4 |
Book Section
2021 | In vitro angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition activity of Syzygium polyanthum leaves and its inhibition mechanism. In: Frontiers, ISBN: 978-2-88971-008-9, pp. |
2020 | Gene expression analysis of fruit bromelain in ripening of Ananas comosus cultivar MD 2. In: Trans Tech Publications Ltd, ISBN: 978-303571664-1, pp. 209-214 |
2016 | Basic analysis of L-specific microbial dehalogenases. In: UTM Press, ISBN: 978-983-52-1271-0, pp. 1-80 |
2016 | Identification of an unknown bacteria and evaluation of its potential use in bioremediation. In: UTM Press, ISBN: 978-983-52-1271-0, pp. 69-80 |
2016 | Taxonomical analysis of of beta-haloalcanoic asid-degrading bacteria. In: Penerbit UTM Press, ISBN: 9789835213465, pp. 20-46 |
Monograph
2021 | Cadangan Pemeliharaan dan Pemuliharaan tasik di kompleks Yayasan Pahang dan kawasan sekitar. In: IIUM Entrepreneurship and Consultancies Sdn Bhd., |
2018 | Identification of 3CP-Degrading bacteria from marine sponge and its β-dehalogenase gene. In: , |